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PETER DOLVING, former singer for THE HAUNTED, has written a 203 page papaerback titled Burnvictim.

This collection of tournotes and reflections of reality through the eyes of a touring musician, will have you laughing, gasping, frowning, inspired and provoked. Peter Dolving has spent the last 20 years on tour with different bands all over the world. Always wondering, always questioning, the myths, the actions and reaching deep into the psyche of himself, but also of our mutual understanding of reality as it unfolds before us. A truly entertaining read, and an insight into a bizarre side of society.

Dolving states, “Go buy it, if nothing else it’ll be that book in the shelf that will catch your friends eye and have them going; ‘Dude can I borrow it?!'”

Former THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving will release a solo album entitled “Thieves And Liars” on October 24.
Regarding how the effort came together, Dolving said, “Beginning in July 2011, I had come to a place in my life and art where for some reason I knew, this is it. No more adapting to groups, superficial ideas of genres, or styles. I started recording, with no censoring, complete flow of conciousness. Free creation. Finally. Without restraints. And I made a couple of songs every weeks, it just kept pouring out. I realized this was a truly inspired record falling into play.

“As the songs kept coming, I asked Per Möller Jensen, who I’d been playing with in THE HAUNTED for 10 years if he would like to play on the record, and he was completely open for diving into it. He explained he wanted time to really put his heart into and certainly he did. Mixing an amazing classic rock feel and a energetic inspiring jazz influence his drums blew my mind as I heard what he had come up with for the songs.

“I spoke to [producer] Tue Madsen, who I had befriended during hours of work with THE HAUNTED, we share a deep love of music and we decided that he would master. Fredrik Reinedahl who got involved with HOUSE OF DOLVING back when we started recording in 2011 has become a dear friend along the process. We met each other for the first time back in summer of ’95 and he kept playing stuff to me that I really love that he had or was mixing. BURST, PASSENGERS, ABANDON and later SOLSTAFIR. The man is a bona fide sound wizard and really one of the smartest, loving people I know.

“And a year after a couple of hundred alone long nights at end, it’s all in place. This is ‘Thieves And Liars’.

Previously a vocalist for MARY BEATS JANE, Dolving joined THE HAUNTED in 1997 and sang in their debut self-titled album. In 1998, he left the group to concentrate on a band called ZEN-MONKEY but returned in 2003 following the departure of Marco Aro (the vocalist which took over Dolving‘s spot after Peter’s 1998 exit). He has since appeared on the studio albums “Revolver” (2004), “The Dead Eye” (2006), “Versus” (2008) and “Unseen” (2011).

Dolving writes: “So regarding my statement on THE HAUNTED; I am not looking for drama. Fuck that. I am not carrying a grudge. I’m simply putting the reality of their actions on the table.

“If I would have continued shutting my mouth about I would just have continued participating in the dysfunctionality. I have chosen not to. I have music, creativity, love and shitloads of really cool fans who are not interested in belittling introverts and trolls on Blabbermouth.

“If you like AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED and even the twins [THE HAUNTED/AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler and bassist Jonas Björler], that’s perfectly alright. It good to have something to like.

“No one is taking anything from their artistry; they are skilled and talented. You don’t have to take sides. Seriously. I just don’t want it to be some deep dark secret. That type of shit wears life out.

“My rage and actual bitterness is perfectly justified. They took food from my table. Anyone who’s ever been laid off or screwed will identify.

“Now, on the other hand, if my art, my words, my thoughts provoke you, that just reveals your intolerance. Which is fucking sad, because because it’s 2012, and carrying around moral codes and a view on reality as if it 1912, is just, well, really really fucking sad. Really.

“The world my friends, is changing. We can push forward or fight it it, but it’s not going to stop it. Things change. Normality is not being a conservative dick, held back by fear and intolerance. Normality is the air between you and me, all those other things are you inside you, in battle with reality.

“Just saying.”

Previously a vocalist for MARY BEATS JANE, Dolving joined THE HAUNTED in 1997 and sang in their debut self-titled album. In 1998, he left the group to concentrate on a band called ZEN-MONKEY but returned in 2003 following the departure of Marco Aro (the vocalist which took over Dolving‘s spot after Peter‘s 1998 exit). He has since appeared on the studio albums “Revolver” (2004), “The Dead Eye” (2006), “Versus” (2008) and “Unseen” (2011).

THE HAUNTED‘s seventh studio CD, “Unseen”, sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The effort landed at position No. 33 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

“Unseen” was released on March 29, 2011 via Century Media Records. The CD was once again recorded with longtime producer Tue Madsen (MOONSPELL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GOREFEST, SICK OF IT ALL) at his Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark.

Former THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted a lengthy statement on his Facebook page in which he attempts to explain his reasons for leaving the band in February of this year. He writes in part, “I left THE HAUNTED back early this spring because I had fucking had it with dysfunctional bullshit.

“The day the Björlers [guitarist Anders Björler and bassist Jonas Björler] decided to tell tell us about the AT THE GATES ‘farewell tour’ (the farewell tour now on its third year), we were releasing and promoting ‘Versus’.

“They told us that they would only do 14 shows. They are still touring….

“They have really cashed in to the fullest. Good for them. It’s good to have money in a capitalist world.

“[Guitarist Patrik] Jensen is the one who saw clearly what was up.

“The moment they told us, his response was, ‘You know this is going to kill THE HAUNTED.’ The twins were both extremely defensive about it, and now we know why. They were lying out their ass.

“Jensen ain’t no dumb-ass. He made another WITCHERY record, toured like a sonofabitch with his project and got a degree in the meantime.

“Good for him.

“It’s good to have a degree in a capitalist world.

“I caught on slower, but I figured it was fucking ridiculously slow that making ‘Unseen’ took 2 years. I must have written 40 fucking songs for that record. Every time I presented something, it wasn’t ‘played well enough to really hear what’s going on’ or ‘it’s not THE HAUNTED.’ Jonas presented some amazing ideas. But there was no heart.

“I am not a very cheerfulful person. I prefer working to hanging out. Because I love my work more than I love people. I don’t lie or pretend it’s any other way. But anyone who knows me will testify that I am not a lying, unloyal, uncaring, indifferent fucking prick whose emotional incapacities render me void of treating people respectfully.

“Rock and roll for me is about love, hate, life and how we live it. It’s vivid, aware, right here. Indifference and shutting each other off is the diametric opposite. Watching your back because you care more about your pension plan than your fellow travellers, avoiding confrontations because one is lazy and a coward, etc., is just not fucking cutting it.

Previously a vocalist for MARY BEATS JANE, Dolving joined THE HAUNTED in 1997 and sang in their debut self-titled album. In 1998, he left the group to concentrate on a band called ZEN-MONKEY but returned in 2003 following the departure of Marco Aro (the vocalist which took over Dolving‘s spot after Peter‘s 1998 exit). He has since appeared on the studio albums “Revolver” (2004), “The Dead Eye” (2006), “Versus” (2008) and “Unseen” (2011).

THE HAUNTED‘s seventh studio CD, “Unseen”, sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The effort landed at position No. 33 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

“Unseen” was released on March 29, 2011 via Century Media Records. The CD was once again recorded with longtime producer Tue Madsen (MOONSPELL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GOREFEST, SICK OF IT ALL) at his Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark.

Thieves And Liars is my first real solo album. I’ve recorded everything at my home in the countryside outside Gothenburg during a six month period last summer/autumn. Per Möller Jensen recorded amazing drums this spring and now it’s mixed by my good friend Fredrik Reinedahl (Solstafir, Burst, Abandon, Passengers etc.). All left now is the mastering by Tue Madsen.

This record departs from anything I have ever done. Everyone I have played it to tells us it sounds like, well, me.

There is nothing even remotely related to metal or hardcore about this record. It’s rock. Progressive, ecclectic, experimental modern rock. Genre-defying in its truest. Peter Gabriel, My Bloody Valentine, Neu, The Cure, PJ Harvey… well, I guess that kind of gives a hint, but really won’t mean anything until you actually hear it.

The songtitles are:
Meinhof
Song Yor You
Hands On
One Sweet Moment
Ordinary Folk
Sunday Mornings
Cocksucker Blues
My Will To Die
No Solicitors
So sick
All This Beauty

I have not yet decided on how to distribute it so initially I won’t make it availbe through Bandcamp. But I’ll be spending several days just tracking up and contacting everyone who’s supported the creation of this album over this last year and mail you all a download-link where you will be able to get the album and artwork as mp3’s, WAV’s or FLAC.

I encourage you to play it to your friends and let’s hope good music is stronger than bullshit business attitudes.

Former THE HAUNTED singer Peter Dolving has resumed work on his much-anticipated O project, which also features Jesper Liveröd (NASUM, BURST) and Scott Reeder (KYUSS). The group has been collaborating on material, on and off, for the past several years with producer Fredrik Reinedahl (OPETH, IN FLAMES, GADGET, BURST).

In a new posting on his Facebook page, Dolving writes, “[I have finished recording] basic guitar tracks on a song called ‘Pigshit And Vomit’ for the O project. I can’t wait to get vocals laid down so I can send these three tracks off to Fredrik Reinedahl, and then on to Scott Reeder.” A short time later, Reeder added the following comment: “I can’t fucking wait to get it. I have a sweet new bass and I’m pissed — ready to unleash.”

In a 2009 interview with Metal Hammer, Dolving stated about O, “O is a friendship project. I’ve worked on the music — like, the initial pieces of the music — that’s been done for over a year. And I’ve been working on trying to set together a good construction of people who are really good friends and who are also very, very skilled musicians. It’s not just about being skilled musicians; it’s about understanding the music and understanding the kind of… I don’t know… humanity… It’s very heavy music. It would be somewhere… I don’t know… NEUROSIS meets RADIOHEAD. It’s very eclectic. It’s not like a ‘band’ band; it’s a project of friends.”

He added, “There is at least one instrumental piece. What we’re concentrating now on are the 15 songs that are the strongest. There’s a couple of songs that are very long, but most of the stuff is around three-and-a-half to five minutes. It’s pretty basic songs, as far as length goes.”

He continued, “The idea is to do something that’s not a traditional rock or metal construction. Instead we go about it as if it’s an orchestra — like a classical orchestra, but we happen to play electrical instruments. And that’s how I composed the pieces. If we ever get the possibility to play live, if we do that, it will be eight to ten musicians on stage, because that’s the only way to perform it.

“I’ve been holding on to this project for, like, three years. It’s a dream come true. For me, it’s something that… it’s fun. I’ve really wanted to do something that’s very different from what I do; it’s kind of artistically a change.

“We don’t have a record company. I’ve shopped this stuff around to record companies over the last three years, and everyone… no one believes… ’cause everyone’s like… they’re looking after their money. So, in a way, I’m feeling like, ‘Well, fuck you!’ ‘Cause I can just put that stuff out on iTunes and not have to fucking worry about it.”

Dolving announced his departure from THE HAUNTED on February 29, writing on his Facebook page, “I have had it. I will NOT answer questions to why. It’s no one else’s business. I am looking forward to seeing you people at other shows with other projects.” Source: Blabbermouth.net

“Theme Park Family Fun”, the new video from ROSVO, the Swedish hardcore band fronted by former THE HAUNTED vocalist Peter Dolving, can be seen HERE. The song comes off the group’s debut EP, “Ticks And Ants”, which is available on iTunes. The clip was created by THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler, Hans Simonen and Mark Alan Loso as “a continued cooperation of vigilante art for art’s own sake.”“Ticks And Ants” track listing:

ROSVO is currently touring Scandinavia and putting the finishing touches on the material for the follow-up to “Ticks And Ants”. According to Dolving, the forthcoming effort will be “a nice friendly audio anvil administered to the frontallobe of our beloved audience.”

ROSVO has been entertaining “tiny punk rock clubs and drunkard pub audiences” around Sweden and Denmark in January and February and will continue to do so throughout 2012. Currently unsigned and quite happily so, the four-piece outfit delivers a diverse and highly personal brand of intense, catchy heaviness more akin to that of DEAD GUY, COALESCE, CONVERGE and KEN MODE than more traditional hardcore.

In an interview with Metal Shock Finland, Dolving stated about ROSVO, “[The band] in itself is not really open for speculation or storytelling. It’s all about the music and the words. Anything outside of that, and the images it brings out are really completely uninteresting.”

Regarding ROSVO‘s musical direction and lyrical themes, Dolving said, “We are like a fastfood hardcore. We ARE the identikit. We ARE the cool tattoos. We ARE the macho. The über-tough guys, and a token of a politically correct. We are more straight-edge than an ecological box, We are stamped justice mince soy and we are angry. Very very angry. I’m sure some people will feel a great deal of discomfort by our well-defined agro. We are like Ninja in the night. Oh yes. Beware.”

Dolving announced his departure from THE HAUNTED earlier today, writing on his Facebook page, “I have had it. I will NOT answer questions to why. It’s no one else’s business. I am looking forward to seeing you people at other shows with other projects.”